1983 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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1983 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1983 record4–7 (1–5 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEd Zaunbrecher (4th season)
CaptainDan Dougherty, Danny Martin, Danny Rocco, Tim Salley, Gary Schofield
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maryland $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
North Carolina 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Georgia Tech 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Virginia 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Duke 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Wake Forest 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
NC State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
No. 11 Clemson * 0 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Clemson was under NCAA and ACC probation and was ineligible for the ACC title. As a result, their ACC games did not count in the league standings.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Al Groh, the Demon Deacons compiled a 4–7 record and finished in a tie for last place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, disregarding ACC-sanctioned Clemson.[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Appalachian State*
L 25–2725,711[3]
September 10at Virginia Tech*
W 13–626,300
September 17Western Carolina*
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 21–021,351
September 24at Richmond*
W 31–66,923
October 1NC State
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
L 15–3828,450
October 8at No. 4 North Carolina
L 10–3051,711
October 15No. 16 Maryland
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 33–3622,300
October 22Virginia
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 38–3417,500
October 29at Clemson*A
L 17–2465,475
November 5Duke
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 21–3121,400
November 12at Georgia Tech
L 33–4926,330
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ Clemson was under NCAA probation, and was ineligible for the ACC title. Therefore, this game did not count in the league standings.[1]

Team leaders[]

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Gary Schofield 187/333 2,253
Rushing Michael Ramseur 125 629
Receiving Duane Owens 46 447

References[]

  1. ^ a b Williams, Larry (2012). The Danny Ford Years at Clemson.
  2. ^ "1983 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  3. ^ "Apps shock Wake". The News and Observer. September 4, 1983. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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